About the meeting

SCB's joint International Congress for Conservation Biology and European Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB-ECCB) is a forum for add ressing conservation challenges and for presenting new research and developments in conservation science and practice...

Join us at ICCB-ECCB 2015

Mission Biodiversity: Choosing new paths for conservation

The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) is proud to team up for the first time with Agropolis international and the French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB) to host the 27th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) and the 4th European Congress for Conservation Biology (ECCB) to be held on August 2-6, 2015 in Montpellier, France.

The joint meeting brings together our international community of conservation professionals to address conservation challenges and present new findings, initiatives, methods, tools and opportunities in conservation science and practice. It’s also a marvelous opportunity to welcome scientists and conservationists from around the world to Europe. Scientists, students, managers, decision-makers, writers, and other conservation professionals across the globe are invited to participate in this event.

The City of Montpellier is located in south of France between the Mediterranean Sea and several national parks and is a hotspot of European biodiversity, at the heart of the scientific community of Montpellier and Languedoc-Roussillon region.

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and everywhere in between, authors from 109 countries submitted abstracts to present their research at ICCB-ECCB 2015. Click here Find other impressive numbers from ICCB-ECCB and download the Programme-at-a-Glance (subject to change).

ICCB-ECCB Program Available for Download

You can also download a printer-friendly version of the general session schedule by day. Visit the Programme to download Excel files of talks and workshops, posters, and an overview of all sessions. Click here for interior maps of Le Corum

Limited quantities of the program will be available for purchase at registration. Visit the Programme page for more information and to download the schedules.

A Guide to Montpellier

There’s a lot to do in Montpellier. See these recommendations from local students on suggested place to go, including restaurants and walks, in this Guide to Life in Montpellier.

Key Dates

Deadline for early bird registration 8 May 2015
Start of regular registration 9 May 2015
Scientific schedule to post in early June
Release of the scientific schedule by 15 June
Start of pre-congress sessions & field trips 1 August 2015
Start of ICCB-ECCB 2 August 2015
Start of post-congress sessions & field trips 7 August 2015

Scientific Schedule Update: We’re working hard to finalize the schedule for the scientific program. Expect a draft to be available for download by Friday, 12 June, if not sooner.